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Re: I don't have much charge/electricity left

The only time I use the word 'charge' in this context is if I say that I need to charge my mobile, or put my mobile on charge. Generally, however, I use expressions such as others have already suggested.

Re: I don't have much charge/electricity left

Originally Posted by Barb_D

- My battery's going dead. (AmE) - I don't think this is normal here.

Instead of "going dead"
My battery's dying.
My battery's almost dead.

Perhaps it's not the most common way to express this idea, but some speakers use this construction nonetheless:
The major complaint about alkaline batteries cited by consumers was that hey go dead too fast. A battery's going dead is generally a frustrating and irritating experience for a consumer.
(Powerhouse Marketing Plans: 14 Outstanding Real-Life Plans and What You Can Learn from Them to Supercharge Your Own Campaigns - Winslow Johnson)

The line crackled. "Bully? Hurry up! My battery's going dead."
(My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories - Steve Almond)
They eye a stuffed seal nosing up over the giraffes, put all their quarters in and keep watching the claw drop, but it just slides across those toys every time like its battery's going dead.
(Antartica - Claire Keegan)
"Look, my battery's going dead. Let me bring it out to the car and charge it. Do you want me to call you later?"
(At Your Cervix: A Gynecologist Tells All in the Possum Trot Chronicles - Dr Robert Butterman)